INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL Arbitration

Volterra Fietta has one of the largest dedicated arbitration groups in London. Our commercial arbitration practice spans the globe and includes all the major arbitration centres and rules. Much of our arbitration work involves energy, mining, telecommunications, defence procurement and shareholder and joint venture disputes, often where a government or State-owned company is a party.

Highlights of commercial arbitrations in which lawyers at Volterra Fietta have acted as counsel include:

Edison International s.p.a. v INA Counsel to the Respondent in an UNCITRAL arbitration under the aegis of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) relating to a gas concession contract

Gaz de France and Ruhrgas v Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway) Representing GDF and Ruhrgas in a price and competition law dispute under the Heimdal long-term gas supply agreement with Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway)

Recchi SpA and Astaldi SpA v National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Representing National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation (Kenya) in the Kirandich River dam construction dispute with Recchi SpA and Astaldi SpA

A European oil company v A European oil company Counsel of the Respondent in an UNCITRAL arbitration at the Vienna International Arbitration Centre in relation to a dispute under a joint venture agreement (cannot currently be identified because of client confidentiality)

A European oil company v A European petcoke trader Counsel of the Respondent in an LCIA in relation to a dispute under a petcoke offtake and supply agreement (cannot currently be identified because of client confidentiality)

A European oil company v A US oil company Counsel of the Claimant in an UNCITRAL arbitration at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre involving a dispute under a joint venture agreement (cannot currently be identified because of client confidentiality)

Advising a central European company in actions before domestic courts in multiple jurisdictions for enforcement of a commercial arbitration

Advising a major European oil and gas company in relation to a production sharing dispute with its co-interest holder in an oil and gas concession in a South Asian State (cannot currently be identified because of client confidentiality)

Advising and representing a Croatian oil and gas company on an LCIA arbitration with a Slovenian company concerning the supply of oil and gas products pursuant to a supply agreement (cannot currently be identified because of client confidentiality)

Advising an international bank (which cannot be named for reasons of client confidentiality) on litigation (including arbitration) arising from the unwinding of an OSLA and negotiating a standstill agreement in relation to such litigation

Representing a commercial agent (which cannot be named for reasons of client confidentiality) in an ad hoc arbitration concerning commissions payable under a representation agreement with a surveillance and defence equipment supplier in four Middle East states, including a USC §1782 application for document production

Advising Sime Darby on arbitration issues arising out of its overseas investment programme

Advising Petromarine Energy Services on a potential arbitration arising out of an oil services agreement in South America